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Information Access Commissioners and Commonwealth Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes
Information Access Commissioners and Commonwealth Ombudsman today released the findings of their second cross jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information. Commissioners from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the Ombudsman from the ACT, sponsored the research…
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Government agencies should be open by design, not just by request
New research on the culture of FOI and the importance of proactive and informal release of information Today the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) published new research on freedom of information (FOI) culture in Victoria and the importance…
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Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen make recommendations to support Open by Design principles
JOINT STATEMENT Australian Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen today published an authoritative statement to promote the proactive release of information. The Open by Design Principles have been released ahead of International Access to Information Day on 28 September, and should…
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Information Commissioner calls for a wide-ranging review of Victoria’s FOI law
Investigation report into delay in FOI decisions in Victoria tabled in Parliament Today, the Victorian Information Commissioner’s report into delay in the disclosure of government documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) was tabled in the…
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